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<DIV>I lived in Bluefield, VA (as Graham became known, of course....) growing up
but never heard of an iron furnace. Where was it located?</DIV>
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<DIV>Thanks,</DIV>
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<DIV>Dave Phelps</DIV>
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<DIV>In a message dated 4/14/2009 9:13:33 P.M. Eastern Daylight Time,
nw-mailing-list@nwhs.org writes:</DIV>
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<DIV><FONT face="Trebuchet MS">Bluefield Daily Telegraph<BR>July 22,
1909</FONT></DIV>
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<DIV align=center><FONT size=4>THE GRAHAM DAILY NEWS</FONT></DIV>
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<DIV align=center><STRONG>Iron Furnace May Resume</STRONG></DIV>
<DIV align=left> The article in yesterday's Telegraph to the
effect that the Big Stony Railroad was nearing completion, was read with
considerable interest by the people of Graham, for it is believed that the
penetrating of the Potts Creek ore beds means the putting into blast of the
Graham iron furnace just as soon as the ore from that region is
available. The furnace property is owned by the Virginia Iron, Coal and
Coke Company, and it is known that the owners have refused to consider offers
to lease or sell the property during the past year, which is taken to mean
that they expect to operate it themselves as soon as the Potts Creek ore can
be gotten. In years past, while the furnace was in blast, the ore came
from the Toledo Lakes and it is said the freight rates were so high from that
point to Graham that it was found impossible to run the furnace at a profit,
hence its operation was abandoned. The Graham furnace when in full blast
employs close to 200 men and its operation means a good deal to the town in an
industrial way.</DIV>
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<DIV align=left>[T<EM>he previous posting on "Big Stony" should have mentioned
that additional information on the interesting Potts Valley branch line can be
found in John Joseph's article in the July/August 2002 issue of The
Arrow.</EM>]</DIV>
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<DIV align=center><STRONG>Crowd Will Go to Roanoke</STRONG></DIV>
<DIV align=left> Quite a crowd from Graham will take
advantage of the low rate offered by the Norfolk and Western and go to Roanoke
today to see the baseball game and other good things to be seen there.</DIV>
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<DIV align=left><FONT face=Script size=6>Gordon
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